Category: Independent News

  • Computer group to hold

    monthly meeting Feb. 15 The Brookdale Computer Users Group (BCUG) will hold its monthly meeting Feb. 15 in Brookdale’s NAS Room 100, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. Presenter will be Dick Kranz who will discuss PDAs; the differences between PDA, Palmtop, laptop, hand-held and pocket PCs; software; what device to buy; and other…

  • Education a family affair with new board member

    Karen Christiana-Gunn was chosen to fill the seat of Keyport’s Board of Education Vice President Robert Hyer, who resigned from his position Dec. 31 after being elected to the Borough Council. Christiana-Gunn fills Hyer vacancy; files to run in April By darlene diebold Staff Writer KEYPORT — Karen Christiana-Gunn was sworn in last week as…

  • Committee OKs $8.3M

    Committee OKs $8.3M library renovation bond Grant, fund-raising efforts expected to offset big chunk of cost By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee has made an $8.3 million commitment to the library’s renovation that seals a state funding deal. At its Feb. 4 meeting, the governing body approved a bond ordinance…

  • Foundation’s mission is to protect Sandy Hook Group’s president supportive of fort restoration plan

    Staff Writer By elaine van develde Foundation’s mission is to protect Sandy Hook Group’s president supportive of fort restoration plan VERONICA YANKOWSKI Sandy Hook Foundation President Ray Cosgrove stands in front of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, the oldest working lighthouse in the nation. Recognized as the official friends group by the National Park Service, Sandy…

  • Middletown settlement now in sight Mediator cites ‘diseased’ culture, blames board, union leaders

    Staff Writer By alison granito Middletown settlement now in sight Mediator cites ‘diseased’ culture, blames board, union leaders Settlement appears to be near in the ongoing contract dispute between the Middletown Township Education Association (MTEA) and the Board of Education. The board agreed Friday to accept the terms outlined in a report that court-appointed mediator…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Students from the Jersey Shore Chinese School, which meets Saturdays in Holmdel, get ready for a Chinese New Year celebration Saturday at the Holmdel Barnes and Noble store. The new Chinese Year of the Horse begins Tuesday.

  • ‘Black History Maker’ speaks of county roots African American role in county’s growth largely ignored, he says

    Staff Writer By alison granito ‘Black History Maker’ speaks of county roots African American role in county’s growth largely ignored, he says JERRY WOLKOWITZ Walter David Greason, an instructor of history and politics at Drexel University, Philadelphia, gives a lecture on “African American Roots in Monmouth County” at Brookdale Community College, Middletown on Thursday. A…

  • New ‘total fitness’ center coming to Cliffwood

    Staff Writer By alison granito JERRY WOLKOWITZ Nick Metrokotsas, owner of the soon-to-open TNT Total Fitness center, Cliffwood, tests a piece of exercise equipment with Mike Petruzel, a personal trainer at the center. ABERDEEN — The owner of TNT Total Fitness wants his gym to be a place where members can focus on fitness without…

  • Middletown planning for zero tax rate increase Depending on state aid figure, picture may change, mayor says

    Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Middletown planning for zero tax rate increase Depending on state aid figure, picture may change, mayor says MIDDLETOWN — If township officials get their way with state funding, they claim there won’t be an increase in the municipal portion of the 2002 property tax. Introduced at the workshop meeting,…